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Oluwamide Aluko uncovers hidden side of Nigerian music.

Oluwamide Aluko
Rising visual artificer and film-maker, Oluwamide Aluko, brand-named Wami, premieres a authentic over Nigerian tune, titled "For those who Listen"

Young, ambitious and visionary, Wami delivered her access within Nigerian arts and amusement world regarding Thursday, while she premiered a authentic movie titled, For Those who listen.

The evidential so much makes a speciality of the lifestyles or careers on a not many Nigerian artistes, which include Mr. Eazi, changed between unveiled alongside Wami’s pretty creative pictures, as be worth her as a container concerning genres.

Despite the truth as her adventure within creativity began adoption shape into 2016, the nineteen-yr-vintage student of Economics then Philosophy over the Edinburgh university has for prolonged been displaying exquisite makeup after the arts. At a point, that old after drink photographs at activities, especially while she grew to be into Nigeria.

She states;
“It was initially pastime. I used to put the photographs on my blog. But, I saw it as a way to do good art and express myself. Later, I started using it to tell stories.”

On by what means she resulted from the movie, Wami says he wishes the ball in conformity with bear a deeper then more full skills about the Nigerian song industry. in quarter together with her, the industry is increased than as ethnic beings parley at the surface.

“I want to show that the Nigerian film industry is very diverse. On one hand, there are many good musicians that many don’t know. On the other, music is not just about musicians. It is a cycle that involves producers, editors, DJs and all. So, For those who Care to Listen takes cognizance of this.”

Due in imitation of the alliance that in the meanwhile had including youthful artistes – that aged in conformity with absorb their pix – such come to be now not even sturdy because her according to sell the thinking about the evidential after them.

All about the artistes captured inner the movie reveal loads to Wami. They speak touching awesome factors regarding theirs lives, where force them, their trip intimate the industry yet so much he way those observe the destiny. typically, Wami’s artistes show a excellent regarding blazing and prescient yet ideas up to expectation some does now not locate into loads over stars – consisting about incomplete over the widespread ones. those are into price over theirs absolutely own international.

Insisting that there's the need after exhibit so the Nigerian tune industry is not surprisingly lots the Davidos then Lamides on it a piece about the arena, Wami says one concerning the flourishing things she found oversea of the direction over the lookup is up to expectation the prospect isn't nicely divided by way of the use of then among genres. She observed afro-beat normally intestinal the centre, even so mean genres show up in accordance with disorder around it. into quadrant together with her, afro-fusion is crucial or actual.

Many human beings whichever accumulated on the Maryland/Ikeja neighborhood home about the manufacturer showered encomiums on her and defined the film as like lovely then revealing.  The truth so a bit concerning the visitors are youths made it fast because of them in imitation of extol with the undertaking yet the predominance on the artistes Wami interviewed.

She scores activities into the tune organization of 2017 excessive or believes up to expectation 2018 or the destiny would possibly remain bigger.


“As it has been doing in recent years, Nigerian music influenced the whole world in 2017. You could hear a lot of our sounds in many places abroad now,” she explains.

Some on the other artistes any bare that every within the evidential are Idris King, a producer; Lady Nonly, an afro-soul singer, DJ Femo, Ray Taiwo, Eniafe Momodu then Mojolajo Clothing.

On Wami’s website, an observer describes her as much grudging a singular specialty in conformity with it, adding, stability


“It is black and it is beautiful and constantly draws you in, characterised by a feeling which conforms to its traditional norms, yet stands out in its methods. We caught up with the young photographer to find out about how she gets her shots.”

Wami additionally speaks on how that handles important points then whichever her influences are, 

“Sometimes the smallest details make the biggest differences in visual storytelling. So a lot of my work is pre-planned. From the models, to the style and colour scheme of the clothes, to the set and props used; all of these are significant for setting the tone of my shoots and they way I want my images to be perceived. That being said, I love spontaneity during shoots and encourage models to bring their personality and new elements to the table.

“I also find joy and beauty in capturing moments that I wouldn’t have otherwise experienced in a planned shoot; focusing on details in our day-to-day lives that people may regularly overlook. A lot of beautiful and striking images have surfaced from this. So I guess it goes both ways for me.

Wami’s mother, Mrs. Fadekemi Olumide-Aluko, feels inspired to that amount any individual at certain a young youth do stand and focused according to reap a important vision.

She notes,
Even I, her parent, have learnt from her.”

The mum, an educationist, remembers that the achievement that is recording was evident, right out of infancy, in her ability in imitation of communicate early yet her amour because of music.

“Right from her nursery years to primary and secondary education, Wami was often singled out for her achievements and character. One unique thing about her is that she’s always been academically brilliant and very artistic.”

And about how dad and mom motivate Genius between their kids, that says, longevity.

“I believe we should offer the wisdom of experience that money and degrees cannot buy, but also be prepared to allow children to make their mistakes as they do the work of discovering themselves. It is not easy to parent a creative person because as a parent, one is often torn between wanting a more secure and predictable career path for one’s child. But as an educationist, I am very much an advocate of supporting passion and purpose, because those are where ultimate fulfilment in life as an individual reside.”

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